8 Very Fine Things To Make With Strawberries

If you’re anything like me… and I suspect you’re a lot like me… you have a lovely pint of strawberries slowly dying on your kitchen counter or in the crisper drawer. They were the most lovely when we bought them. We were a combination of hungry and hopeful at the grocery store. We were feeling kinda spendy and the strawberries were on sale. The sun was shining and we had our sunglasses on inside the grocery store because… just because. So that’s where we were and now here we are with languishing berries and the laziest of hopes.

So what to do? We can’t let those little gems go to waste. They came from nada mucho and turned into something so special. To celebrate a big bright Spring and impending Summer… the least we can do is not let those little fruits go to waste. And really, some Tuesdays are about the least we can do to get sweets into the system.

Oh my gosh, how did you know! I just threw out a small container of strawberries because they did rot. But then couldn’t resist at the grocery store because they were on sale, so bought them again! I just ate a couple in a salad and I plan on putting a tiny bit of powdered sugar on some of them for breakfast. Strawbarb pie and strawberry freezer jam are on the list….but those scones…mmm mmm love me some scones!

Such perfect timing! Usually I do strawberries alone (or with mason jar whipped cream, because I’m a lazy dishwasher), but those mini scones look amazing (and I’ve never made scones with just cream!). Lovely article for this strawberry loving lady <3

I have one to add: strawberry-mushroom risotto. The recipe is on my blog. It’s just basic risotto with sliced fresh white mushrooms and sliced strawberries (both raw!) stirred in at the last moment. That way they get a little warm but don’t cook into mush. The sweet/tart strawberries work really well with the salty parmesan of the risotto.